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Jonathan on course to win Nigerian presidency
ABUJA (AFP) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was on course to win the country’s elections on Monday, as official results showed him with a huge lead, but sporadic riots broke out in the north over rigging fears. Millions of voters turned out for Saturday’s election as Africa’s most populous nation…
Republicans will make US a ‘Third World’ country: Obama
CHICAGO (AFP) – US President Barack Obama accused his Republican foes of wanting to turn the United States into a “Third World” country Thursday as he rallied support for his reelection campaign. The attack came a day after Obama savaged Republican budget plans and unveiled his $4 trillion deficit reduction…
Obama: ‘Birther’ claims will hurt Republicans in 2012
President Barack Obama dismissed conspiracy theorists, known as “birthers,” who have recently been brought back into the media spotlight by billionaire real estate mogul and television celebrity Donald Trump. During an interview with ABC News Chief Political Correspondent George Stephanopoulos on Thursday, Obama suggested the majority of Americans would not…
Rep. Baldwin asks for federal investigation into Wisc. Supreme Court election
Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D) is asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to begin an investigation into the handling of votes cast in the state’s Waukesha County. Republican county clerk Kathy Nickolaus claimed last week that she had found thousands of unreported votes, which gave incumbent David Prosser a more…
Wisconsin election worker’s find of uncounted ballots certain to draw scrutiny
Update: Dems cry foul as massive cache of votes was reportedly stored on a former Prosser aide’s personal computer Unofficial returns on Wednesday gave the union-backed challenger, JoAnne Kloppenburg, a narrow 204 vote statewide lead over Republican David Prosser. But late Thursday, the county clerk in Waukesha, a Republican stronghold, said that votes…
Wisconsin court race jolted by uncounted ballot find
MADISON, Wis – Officials in Waukesha County on Thursday said a final review of paperwork and records from a closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court election uncovered thousands of uncounted votes, a potentially stunning development that could upend the contest. Unofficial returns on Wednesday gave the union-backed challenger, JoAnne Kloppenburg, a…
Wisconsin Supreme Court election still too close to call
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) – The closely watched race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court remained too close to call on Wednesday with just 235 votes of the 1.4 million votes cast separating challenger and front-runner JoAnne Kloppenburg from incumbent David Prosser. The election, the first statewide vote since Republicans passed controversial restrictions on the union rights…
Wisconsin incumbent judge Prosser clings to lead in vote
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) – A routine election for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat that became a referendum on the state’s new curbs on unionized public employees appeared too close to call early on Wednesday with the incumbent clinging to a narrow lead. With 98 percent of the state’s precincts reporting…
Carnival singer Michel Martelly to become Haiti’s first post-quake president
by Clarens Renois PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) – Michel Martelly, a carnival singer with a colorful past who seized the mantle of change, is Haiti’s new president after storming to a landslide victory, preliminary results showed. The 50-year-old faces the huge challenge of rebuilding the Caribbean nation, which was the poorest country…
Canadian government falls, election set for May
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Opposition politicians drove Canada’s Conservative government out of office on charges of sleaze and mismanagement on Friday, setting the scene for an early May election that polls indicate the Conservatives will win. Opposition legislators threw papers in the air in glee after voting 156-145 in the House…
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